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Senior Health Physicist (Agency Employees Only)

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$156K/yr - $197K/yr

1+ years exp

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking a Senior Health Physicist in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing rules and technical guidance related to radiation protection and conducting complex technical and regulatory reviews of reactor license applications.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as a senior-level lead Health Physicist and authoritative expert responsible for rulemaking related activities and implementation of the radiation safety cornerstones of the Reactor Oversight Process

Performs highly complex technical and regulatory reviews of reactor license applications and amendments

Provides guidance and support to Regional inspection staff in addressing highly complex technical and regulatory issues

Reviews, develops, and implements regulatory infrastructure documents such as regulatory guides, inspection procedures, information notices, regulatory issue summaries, and standard review plans

Uses risk information and risk insights to enhance decision-making consistent with pertinent elements of risk-informed and performance-based regulation

Prepares responses and makes presentations to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), the Commission, upper management, and outside groups on technical issues, concerns, or developed positions

Serves as a subject matter expert to interact with scientific groups and committees, members of other Federal, state, and local agencies and national consensus standard, and international committees involving radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radiological environmental monitoring and related programs for nuclear facilities

Serves as a mentor in the development of junior staff. Provides guidance and support to new employees and junior health physicists

Reviews and evaluates radiation health effects on the public and plant personnel resulting from operational events and normal operations

Qualification

Health PhysicsRadiation ProtectionRegulatory ReviewTechnical GuidanceRisk AssessmentCommunication SkillsProject Management

Required

Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics

Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus

Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A

At least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level (GG-14) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector

Leading or managing highly complex regulatory activities involving the licensing, inspection, or oversight of nuclear facilities in accordance with NRC regulations

Performing comprehensive technical and regulatory reviews of reactor license applications and amendments

Developing, interpreting, and applying NRC policies, regulations, and guidance related to radiation protection, health physics, or nuclear safety

Conducting in-depth technical evaluations and risk-informed assessments of radiation protection programs, including dose assessments and safety analyses

Serving as a recognized technical authority in interagency working groups, stakeholder engagements, or international forums on matters concerning radiation protection standards, regulatory policy, or nuclear safety

Detailed knowledge of and experience with implementing the principles, theories, and practices of reactor radiation protection, radioactive effluent, radiological environmental monitoring, and radiation health effects on the public

Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with NRC regulatory programs for reactors including licensing, inspection, and event assessment

Ability to independently organize, plan, coordinate, and conduct special projects and studies

Demonstrated ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, and to coordinate with other NRC offices, other government agencies, the public and industry groups on varied complex technical and regulatory issues

U.S. Citizenship Required

This is a Drug Testing position

Must be able to meet/maintain security & suitability requirements